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Well as of Nov. 3 we have been geocaching for one year now. In that time we have had such a great time caching together! Oh the places we have been and the sites we've seen. It used to be, when we went on vacation, we would hit the usual tourist spots and eat a lot! Now we go with a mission! We just returned from an east coast vacation where we flew out from California to Buffalo and rented a car and worked our way down to my Brother's house in Georgia. We found caches all along the way. We picked up caches in New York, Vermont, Maine, Maryland, DC, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. On previous trips we cached in Nevada, Colorado and Arizona. We have been to so many cool places that we would have never seen. Even in our own town where we have both been for over 30 years! In our 27 years together we have never had such a common interest as Geocaching. It has brought us closer together and is something we really look forward to almost every weekend. I man the GPS and Robin takes care of the PDA and finds most of the caches while I wander in circles staring at the 60CS telling her it can't be "there"! In this one year period we have found 609 caches and have 40 of our own out there. I still find it exciting to check my email and see new logs on our caches. Just felt like sharing this with all of you and thanks for all those caches out there. Go hide another one! Happy caching!

Try the NRoute beta from Garmin. I used Version 2.0 on a recent trip to the Smoky Mountains and I was pleased. Version 2.1 looks better. (I already had City Select v6 on my laptop. Using a Legend C.) http://www.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=609

On a similar note, this was also announced yesterday. Contact: Erin Phalon October 26, 2004 (609) 984-1795 DEP ANNOUNCES 598-ACRE ADDITION TO MASKELLS MILL POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Former Clay Mine Contains Bird Habitat, Water Resources, Wetlands (04/125) TRENTON--Emphasizing the importance of preserving water resources and habitat, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell today announced the acquisition of the S.V. Farming Property, a 597.6-acre former clay mine in Quinton Township, Salem County. DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife will administer the property as part of the Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area. "The S.V. Farming Property is a tremendous addition to this wildlife management area," said Governor James E. McGreevey. "Preserving this property expands our ability to improve and protect water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in the South Jersey region and reinforces our commitment to environmental protection throughout the state. Whether we're preserving land, improving air quality or protecting our waterways from pollution, we are keeping our promise to make life better for New Jersey's families and children." The conservation of S.V. Farming will protect the headwaters of Stow Creek, which discharges into the Delaware Bay. The S.V. Farming tract is mainly comprised of forested wetlands and uplands that are ideal for groundwater recharge. The Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area supports a diverse bird population including the bald eagle, prairie warbler, scarlet tanager, wood thrush and bobwhite quail. "This acquisition underscores the importance of protecting New Jersey's natural resources and restoring those that have been damaged or destroyed," said Commissioner Campbell. "In this case, almost 20 acres of mined wetlands have been restored and permanently preserved and can once again serve as critical habitat for wildlife." An extensive wetlands restoration project mitigated the effects of mining activity previously undertaken on the property. The ten-year project restored of 18.4 acres of high resource wetlands and the created an additional 9.9 acres of wetlands. The DEP Green Acres Program purchased the $550,000 S.V. Farming site from Waste Management, Inc. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reimburse the Green Acres Program $109,000 of the acquisition cost through a National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant. The DEP Green Acres Program purchases land to protect environmentally sensitive open space, water resources and other significant natural and historical open space. Land acquired becomes part of the statewide system of parks and forest, wildlife management areas and natural areas. Since Governor McGreevey took office, the Green Acres Program has acquired 68,952 acres of open space-45,873 acres for state projects, 11,797 acres for local projects and 11,282 acres for nonprofit groups. To date, the Green Acres Program has protected more than 551,358 acres of open space and provided funding to develop hundreds of parks statewide. The statewide system of preserved open space and farmland totals more than 1.27 million acres. ### Related Link NJDEP Green Acres http://www.nj.gov/dep/greenacres

NEWS RELEASE Governor James E. McGreevey October 21, 2004 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Micah Rasmussen - 609-777-2600 GOVERNOR McGREEVEY ANNOUNCES DESIGNATION OF THREE NEW STATE PARKS National Design Competition to Be Held for Trenton and Paterson Sites (PATERSON) - Governor James E. McGreevey today announced the designation of three new state parks at historic destinations in Paterson, Trenton and River Edge, adding that a national competition would be held for the design of the Trenton and Paterson sites. "Our parks and open spaces are the pride and joy of New Jersey," said McGreevey. "Parks create a sense of place, provide recreational and educational experiences, protect the environment and boost the economy. A world of opportunities and advantages rests in these new parks, which benefit not just our urban centers but all of New Jersey." In his 2003 State of the State Address, McGreevey promised to create at least two new state parks and upgrade or create 200 local parks across New Jersey. To date, 205 local parks have been either built or improved. The Governor made the announcement at the Great Falls in Paterson, where he was joined by Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell and Paterson Mayor José "Joey" Torres. "Trenton, Paterson and River Edge have natural and historic treasures that are pathways to New Jersey's history - from the Dutch settlements at River Edge, to the pivotal Battle of Trenton, to the advent of the industrial revolution in Paterson," said Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell. "New parks in these cities will be centerpieces of community renewal in areas that are under-served by our parks system." The design competition for the Paterson park will focus on ecological aesthetics of the Great Falls and the city's Native American and industrial history. The 77-foot Great Falls is the second largest waterfall by volume and width east of the Mississippi River. Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, called Paterson America's first planned industrial city as a result of the extensive waterpower the Great Falls provided. "Tourism is an important part of Paterson's future," said Torres. "I thank Governor McGreevey for recognizing the significance of the Great Falls. By designating this area a state park, we are extending an invitation for visitors to come experience Paterson's rich history and proud culture." The park in Trenton will link the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park to existing parks and historic sites including the Hamilton-Trenton Marsh, Stacy Park, Mill Hill Park, the Trenton Battle Monument and three national historic landmarks - the Old Barracks Museum, the John Abbott National Historic Landmark and the William Trent House. The reclamation and restoration of Stacy Park will complete the historic restoration of the State House Complex. The River Edge state park will be located at Historic New Bridge Landing and will include the state-owned Steuben House and the historic pony-truss swing bridge, as well as a new visitor's center, an interpretive center and additional open space. During the American Revolution, Historic New Bridge Landing was a strategic river crossing that served as a battleground, intelligence-gathering post, encampment ground and military headquarters. Historic New Bridge Landing is located in River Edge, Bergen County, at the edge of Teaneck, Hackensack and New Milford. The design competition seeks submissions that will enhance accessibility, connectivity, and the integration of natural and man-made environments and will emphasize historical and ecological treasures. The state has allocated $300,000 to implement the competition, which DEP and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts will jointly sponsor. The competition will be open to architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, artists, urban designers and students sponsored by a design professional. "New York's Central Park, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC are just a few of the dozens of major public spaces that were the result of design competitions," said Tom Moran, senior program officer for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. "The Council looks forward to managing a design competition process that yields fresh and creative concepts for these important new urban state parks. The competition will promote design excellence and innovation for these parks and will be an opportunity for both unrecognized as well as established talents to enter." The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will accept expressions of interest from those interested in submitting designs for the Trenton and Paterson parks through February 2005. Informational sessions will be held in Trenton and Paterson following the close of registration. ### Photos and audio and video clips from Governor McGreevey's press conferences are available in the Office of the Governor section on the State of New Jersey web page, <http://www.nj.gov/> http://www.nj.gov/.

The Atsion Ranger Station is less that 1000ft from the cabins and that is the best place to ask your questions. 1 (609) 561-0024 (Wharton SF main#) The cabins are nice, but they are right on the road, so if you were trying to get a remote location, they would not be ideal. As for caches, you will have plenty to keep you busy there. (they've kept me busy for 2 years ) Ski...

Here is another e-mail reply from the head guy at Wells Mills Park. Jim, your message was forwarded to myself and the supervisor at Cattus Island County Park. As far as I know, the Ocean County Parks Department has no policy at this time on the issue. I am aware of several caches in the park that I supervise ( Wells Mills County Park in Waretown), and I have no problem with the activity, as it has no adverse environmental impacts. Please be aware that other public lands may have a policy however, and the fact that an individual has placed a cache on the tract does not mean that it was done with permission of the agency which owns or manages it. If you want to be safe, I would check with the individual office first. As for caches on private lands, any entry without permission of the landowner is considered illegal. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any further assistance. German Georgieff Principal Park Naturalist Wells Mills County Park (609) 971-3085 Seems to me this is a good thing so far.

Old GPS V: Odometer: 14,522 miles Hours since Reset: 609:49:38 Ave Speed since reset: 23.81 mph New GPS V: Odometer: 3,144 miles Hours since Reset: 113:01:15 Ave Speed since reset: 27.81 mph (Mostly Driving)

This may have been around already, but I just saw it this morning. As a relocated NJ'r I am posting it here as a tribute to BrianSnat, Mopar, Stayfloopy, Bassoonpilot, Harrald, and all the other great cachers back in my home state. You can take the boy out of Jersey, but you can never take the Jersey out of the boy. Ya gotta be from NJ to appreciate this.... Ode to New Jersey: New Jersey is a peninsula. Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida. New Jersey is the only state where all of its counties are classified as metropolitan areas. New Jersey has more race horses than Kentucky. New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.) than Havana, Cuba. New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the US. New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the Diner Capital of the World (and boy does my waistline miss them! It ain't suffering w/o them, it just misses them. Here's to the Tic Toc on Rt. 3 and the home to the greatest cheesecake on the planet, the now defunct Claremont Diner.) New Jersey is home to the original mystery pork parts chub (no, not spam) Taylor Ham or Pork Roll. Yo!.....with fried egg & mustard on a hardroll. Home to the less mysterious but best Italian hot dogs and Italian sausage w/peppers and onions. North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world, with seven major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius. New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland. New Jersey has 50+ resort cities &towns, some of the nations' most famous: Asbury Park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch &Cape May. New Jersey has the most stringent testing along our coastline for Water Quality Control than any other seaboard state in the entire country. New Jersey is a leading technology &industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals. Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy. New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production (and here you thought Massachusetts?) Here's to New Jersey-the toast of the country! In 1642, the first brewery in America opened in Hoboken. New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah in 1940. New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US, located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80% of what our nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first. New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports at Newark Liberty International. George Washington slept here. Several important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington. The light bulb, phonograph (record player) and motion picture projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ laboratory. We also boast the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs. The first seaplane was built in Keyport, NJ. The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ. The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ. New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City. The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on their playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City. And Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world. New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries. The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains. New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!) New Jersey had the first Medical Center, in Jersey City. The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway highway. NJ built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson. (Holland Tunnel.) The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra. The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889. (Rutgers College played Princeton.) The first Drive-in Movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ. New Jersey is home to both of "NEW YORK'S " ProFootball Teams! The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ. All New Jersey natives: Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis, Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Linda McElroy,Eileen Donnely, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise, Richard Wojewodzki, Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo, Robert Blake, John Forsyth, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm.Halsey,Jr., Dave Thomas(Wendy's), William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia and of course.........Frank Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino. You know you're from Jersey when.... You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges." You know that it's called Great Adventure, not SixFlags. A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter. You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven. You've eaten at a Diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3a.m. You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery. At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from. You know what a "jug handle" is. You know that WaWa is a convenience store. You know that the state isn't all farmland. You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey-there's the shore and you don't go to the shore, you go "down the Shore". And when you are there, you're not "at the shore", you are "down the Shore". You know how to properly negotiate a Circle. You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving. You know that this is the only "New..."state that doesn't require "New" to identify it(like,try...Mexico,...York,...Hampshire - doesn't work, does it?) You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich. You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich a sacrilege. You don't think "What exit" is very funny. You know that people from the 609 areacode are "a little different". yes they are! You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters. The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar. make that Eagles-Giants! You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers. Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony. You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits. You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall. You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can be no other way. You weren't raised in New Jersey -- you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey. You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state. You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's. You've had a Boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries. You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February. And finally... You've NEVER, NEVER pumped your own gas. These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes; Nothing remains quite the same. Through all of the islands and all of the highlands, If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane

First off you alone have helped open up S Jersey by virtue of all your palcements. I don't know how many non-T Neigel geocaches exist in the 856/609 areas but I'd say a lot are yours. If mine disapeared tomorrow there'd still be a lot to look for in Northern jersey. What is amazing is that a lot of yours are in out of the way places, on little known roads, in hidden far away areas where a person isn't likely to go w-o a reason. Quite a difference from what exists in northern nj. Don't sweat it. Although I don't know how you maintain them all, which is about the only concern I could see being even close to valid. But I havent seen any of the "the owners needs to check this out & hasn't" type of logs, so it doesn't seem really relevant. www.gpswnj.com

quote:Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:It doesn't do anything! It just says [button.gif] at the top of the screen. Oh, wait, you probably think I'm using one of those new-fangled browsers with the color and the pictures and junk. http://216.202.195.127/warm.gif Nah, we didn't think that. How the heck would you get color and pictures on an IBM 1401? Maybe if you held the punch cards up to an array of multicolored LEDs... You have upgraded to a 1401, right? I mean, you're not back in the dark ages with the 609 or anything.

How do I figure out the PID for a benchmark I find? Is it supposed to appear on the disk? Here's a photo of one near the geocache PLAIN SIGHT at N 37° 47.632 W 122° 16.609: http://www.acme.com/jef/geocaching/plain_sight_1.JPG Is the PID for this "SEAFOOD"?

Legend is it! Remember that more memory takes lots more time to upload. 8Mb of the Legend takes about 20 minutes, how long would it take 32Mb of the Vista? about 1 hour 20 minutes. That's a long wait. And the compass takes more power from your batteries. I can do 20 hours with batteries (rechargeable 1800mAh) before I have to switch. I've heard that the Vista takes more power due to the compass and the altimeter. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

Once on route back to home from a holiday in the middle of France, my Legend misfigured my position after startup and placed me in Germany. It didn't find the right position and kept me going faster than an SR-71 for a minute. Then I turned it off. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

Here's the result of my MeMap experiment: ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4 [This message has been edited by broek (edited 02 March 2002).] [This message has been edited by broek (edited 02 March 2002).]

quote:Originally posted by wizonkiz:I haven?t upgraded yet, cause I?m happy with the way it performs as it is. Why don't you try upgrading. You can always downgrade again if you've got that earlier 'upgrade' still somewhere on your computer.I tried to give download links to earlier software, but it doesn't seem to work for the Venture. It did work on the software for the Legend so I have a list of software versions to choose from. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

jeremy - I got this message: The page cannot be displayed There is a problem with the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed. Please try the following: Click the Refresh button, or try again later. Open the www.geocaching.com home page, and then look for links to the information you want. HTTP 500.100 - Internal Server Error - ASP error Internet Information Services Technical Information (for support personnel) Error Type: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E57) [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver] String or binary data would be truncated. /login/user.asp, line 609 Browser Type: Mozilla/4.08 [en] (Win95; U ;Nav) Page: POST 538 bytes to /login/user.asp Along with some other stuff.... I saved after each line till I got to location and gender. I typed "Virginia Beach, VA, USA" for location and I picked "male". hmmmmm, it it trying to tell me sumpin??? :^)

It's not in the middle of the ocean, it's actually on the border of a sea (Waddenzee)and a lake (IJselmeer). There is a long dike with a highway going between two provinces, Noord-Holland and Friesland. It's long, it's straight and it's boring so many peoples right feet get very heavy. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

It's not in the middle of the ocean, it's actually on the border of a sea (Waddenzee)and a lake (IJselmeer). There is a long dike with a highway going between two provinces, Noord-Holland and Friesland. It's long, it's straight and it's boring so many peoples right feet get very heavy. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

This is me at a event ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4 [This message has been edited by broek (edited 16 February 2002).]

Basicly the hole is for the barometer. But since every eTrex is made from the same mold (at least the back end). They all look the same, the contents are somewhat different. I heard that a yellow eTrex has almost all the features in it that a Vista has but they are all deactivated. The weight is the same, so no extra hardware on the Vista. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

I love mine. So far my legend has brought me where I wanted, it made it possible to chase 20 caches, 1 dashpoint, 1 confluence and place 3 caches (including a 15-stage multi-cache) However using mapsource there's always the idea of upgrading to a map76s. For the extra memory the larger screen with more possibillities spelled correctly and the accuracy of the quadhelix antenne. No need for the compass. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4 [This message has been edited by broek (edited 11 February 2002).]

tenne. No need for the compass. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4 [This message has been edited by broek (edited 11 February 2002).]

I just posted a new cache, and it fits the profile of this message: >>FLITS<< ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C #38D4

The thermometer is in there to compensate for a time delay. Electrons have different speeds at different temperatures. The GPS has to know because it's time based. The Resistance of any electronical unit changes with temperature. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C

The thermometer is in there to compensate for a time delay. Electrons have different speeds at different temperatures. The GPS has to know because it's time based. The Resistance of any electronical unit changes with temperature. ------------------ Gerard N53 12.609 E5 46.797 #922 #16FF #305C